Chapter 4 Configuring Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone

Device Configuration Menu

Table 4-16describes the options on the Security Configuration menu.

Table 4-16

Security Configuration Menu Options

 

 

 

 

 

Option

 

Description

To Change

 

 

 

PC Port Disabled

Indicates whether the access port on the phone is

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

enabled or disabled.

Administration, choose Device > Phone >

 

 

Note If disabled, video will not work on this

Phone Configuration.

 

 

 

 

 

phone, even if video is enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

GARP Enabled

 

Indicates whether the phone learns MAC

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

addresses from Gratuitous Address Resolution

Administration, choose Device > Phone >

 

 

Protocol (ARP) responses. Disabling the

Phone Configuration.

 

 

phone’s ability to accept Gratuitous ARP will

 

 

 

prevent applications that use this mechanism to

 

 

 

monitor and record voice streams from working.

 

 

 

If voice monitoring is not desired, set this option

 

 

 

to No (disabled).

 

 

 

 

Voice VLAN Enabled

Indicates whether the phone allows a device

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

attached to the access port to access the Voice

Administration, choose Device > Phone >

 

 

VLAN. Setting this option to No (disabled)

Phone Configuration.

 

 

prevents the attached PC from sending and

 

 

 

receiving data on the Voice VLAN. This setting

 

 

 

also prevents the PC from receiving data sent

 

 

 

and received by the phone. Set this setting to Yes

 

 

 

(enabled) if an application that requires

 

 

 

monitoring of the phone’s traffic is running on

 

 

 

the PC. These applications include monitoring

 

 

 

and recording applications and network

 

 

 

monitoring software.

 

 

 

 

Web Access Enabled

Indicates whether web access is enabled (Yes) or

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

disabled (No) for the phone.

Administration, choose Device > Phone >

 

 

 

Phone Configuration.

 

 

 

 

Security Mode

 

Displays the security mode that is set for the

Use Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

phone.

Administration to modify.

 

 

 

Logging Display

For use by the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC), if necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

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7970G, 7971G-GE specifications

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